Thanks stem, I missed that at the end. Hey Orn, just for clarity, it might be a good idea to note that a post is from another source at the beginning.
On Dec 25, 11:25 pm, stem cell <[email protected]> wrote: > He did not say that. It was reported. Clear the ground. > > stem > > On Dec 25, 5:25 pm, Isparklaria <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Well said, Orn! > > > On Dec 25, 3:19 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/christmas.html > > > > Christmas > > > > [In answer to the question of whether it is appropriate for an atheist > > > to celebrate Christmas:] > > > > Yes, of course. A national holiday, in this country, cannot have an > > > exclusively religious meaning. The secular meaning of the Christmas > > > holiday is wider than the tenets of any particular religion: it is > > > good will toward men—a frame of mind which is not the exclusive > > > property (though it is supposed to be part, but is a largely > > > unobserved part) of the Christian religion. > > > > The charming aspect of Christmas is the fact that it expresses good > > > will in a cheerful, happy, benevolent, non-sacrificial way. One says: > > > “Merry Christmas”—not “Weep and Repent.” And the good will is > > > expressed in a material, earthly form—by giving presents to one’s > > > friends, or by sending them cards in token of remembrance . . . . > > > > The best aspect of Christmas is the aspect usually decried by the > > > mystics: the fact that Christmas has been commercialized. The gift- > > > buying . . . stimulates an enormous outpouring of ingenuity in the > > > creation of products devoted to a single purpose: to give men > > > pleasure. And the street decorations put up by department stores and > > > other institutions—the Christmas trees, the winking lights, the > > > glittering colors—provide the city with a spectacular display, which > > > only “commercial greed” could afford to give us. One would have to be > > > terribly depressed to resist the wonderful gaiety of that spectacle. > > > > The Objectivist Calendar, Dec. 1976.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
